Rickshaw Run - Fundraising
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This August the three of us, Bev, Bevan and Mel, will travel to India to complete the Rickshaw Run - a two week, 3500k journey from Shillong to Cochin in a tiny three-wheeled motorized rickshaw. This means that we’ll be driving the equivalent distance of Melbourne to Perth in a seven horsepower vehicle with a top speed of 60 klm per hour
This is what our glorious three-wheeled steed will look like:
The run is completely unguided and unsupported, meaning we’re in charge of planning the route and repairing the rickshaw when it breaks down (everyday).
Along the way we’ll face many challenges. We’ll inevitably break down many times, contract some form of diarrhea, and be exhausted for much of the trip. However, we’ll experience and discover new places, people, and cultures that we’d never otherwise have the opportunity to encounter – priceless aspects. And it’s all for a great cause. We’ll be documenting our entire journey through photos and video, and we’ll be sharing our progress along the way as frequently as we can.
We're doing this journey as part of the Rickshaw Run, which you can learn more about at http://www.theadventurists.com/rickshaw-run/
Who are we?
Bevan Blackshaw
Bevan is 52, heading very close to 53 by the time the event is held, I am a serious nutbag. I reckon I will be the principle driver although we are all able to drive those funny little vehicles. After all, tired and complacent are not things you want to be when hooning around unknown roads in a foreign country.
Mel Sinclair
Mel Sinclair is a professional photographer and an avid and entertaining blogger. http://www.melsinclair.com.au
Mel is an accredited AAIPP member who recently won a number of awards at the annual national conference. Mel will be in charge of Photography, blogging, and will impart a level of professionalism that will be second to none.
Bev Brooks
Bev is a go getter sort of person. Bev has climbed the twin peaks of Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Bev has trekked to Base Camp 1 on Mt Everest, Bev has attempted Island Peak in Nepal. Bev has also experienced Incredible India with Bevan, and has, fallen in love with India and it’s unique attributes. As I myself have as well.
What We Need
In order to participate in the Rickshaw Run, we first have to raise at least $2500 for charity. Over the past few months we have raised over $1500 through our fundraising events and we are so thankful to everyone who have participated thus far but we need a little bit more help.
For everyone who donates, we'd love to show our appreciation with the following gift tiers:
$10 - Thank you! You'll be listed as a supporter in the credits of the epic video we make.
$25 - We'll send you a postcard from somewhere in India! And you'll also be listed in the credits.
$50 - We'll print and send you a few of our favorite photos from the trip after we get home. As well as everything above.
$100 - We'll bring you back a surprise gift from India! It won't be determined until we're actually there, but we promise it'll be at least as cool as you are. As well as everything above.
$250 - We'll send you a beautiful photo book documenting our inevitably eventful and perilous journey. We can't know what it'll look like yet, but we know it'll be epic. As well as everything above.
$500 - You are amazing! We can't thank you enough. You get to join us...kind of. We'll bring a photo of you to India and you'll ride with us every step of the way. We'll take photos with you in front of anything we think is cool. You get to be a part of the adventure without the diarrhea, heat, or near-death traffic. As well as everything above of course.
The Charities
SATHI (Society for Assistance to Children in Difficult Situation) is a non-profit organization. It was started in 1992, but formally registered in the year 1997 at Raichur and the main office is in Bangalore. SATHI works with children on the railway platforms. It rescues them from the vagaries of the platform life and provides shelter and care till the time the child is returned home safely.
SATHI’s vision is to create a safe, secure and nurtured environment for runaway and separated children within the child protection system, from the grassroots to national level, so that the child may develop holistically with self-confidence, self worth and dignity.
Cool Earth is the charity that works alongside indigenous villages to halt rainforest destruction.
By building better incomes, better schools and better clinics, Cool Earth gives their partner villages the resources they need to keep their forest intact.
Cool Earth is now working alongside 65 rainforest villages throughout the world, and these partner villages are protecting over 350,000 acres of forest that lie directly in the path of chainsaws and bulldozers.
The clever part is that this forest is forming a shield to make the neighbouring forest inaccessible to loggers – saving millions of acres of further forest.
More ways to help
We understand that not everyone can donate financially, and that’s totally fine. We have a few more ways you can help out:
Sharing! Please share our campaign and our Facebook page to your network. Any exposure helps and we’re sure you know someone who would be interested in supporting or following our progress on social media.
If you think you have any gear, supplies, or wisdom to donate or bestow on us, we’re all ears. We’ll be packing very light, but you never know what could come in handy.
Finally please follow our progress on facebook and instagram, we’ll do our best to post as many updates as we can from the road.
Thank you for your support, we really do appreciate it!
This is what our glorious three-wheeled steed will look like:
The run is completely unguided and unsupported, meaning we’re in charge of planning the route and repairing the rickshaw when it breaks down (everyday).
Along the way we’ll face many challenges. We’ll inevitably break down many times, contract some form of diarrhea, and be exhausted for much of the trip. However, we’ll experience and discover new places, people, and cultures that we’d never otherwise have the opportunity to encounter – priceless aspects. And it’s all for a great cause. We’ll be documenting our entire journey through photos and video, and we’ll be sharing our progress along the way as frequently as we can.
We're doing this journey as part of the Rickshaw Run, which you can learn more about at http://www.theadventurists.com/rickshaw-run/
Who are we?
Bevan Blackshaw
Bevan is 52, heading very close to 53 by the time the event is held, I am a serious nutbag. I reckon I will be the principle driver although we are all able to drive those funny little vehicles. After all, tired and complacent are not things you want to be when hooning around unknown roads in a foreign country.
Mel Sinclair
Mel Sinclair is a professional photographer and an avid and entertaining blogger. http://www.melsinclair.com.au
Mel is an accredited AAIPP member who recently won a number of awards at the annual national conference. Mel will be in charge of Photography, blogging, and will impart a level of professionalism that will be second to none.
Bev Brooks
Bev is a go getter sort of person. Bev has climbed the twin peaks of Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Bev has trekked to Base Camp 1 on Mt Everest, Bev has attempted Island Peak in Nepal. Bev has also experienced Incredible India with Bevan, and has, fallen in love with India and it’s unique attributes. As I myself have as well.
What We Need
In order to participate in the Rickshaw Run, we first have to raise at least $2500 for charity. Over the past few months we have raised over $1500 through our fundraising events and we are so thankful to everyone who have participated thus far but we need a little bit more help.
For everyone who donates, we'd love to show our appreciation with the following gift tiers:
$10 - Thank you! You'll be listed as a supporter in the credits of the epic video we make.
$25 - We'll send you a postcard from somewhere in India! And you'll also be listed in the credits.
$50 - We'll print and send you a few of our favorite photos from the trip after we get home. As well as everything above.
$100 - We'll bring you back a surprise gift from India! It won't be determined until we're actually there, but we promise it'll be at least as cool as you are. As well as everything above.
$250 - We'll send you a beautiful photo book documenting our inevitably eventful and perilous journey. We can't know what it'll look like yet, but we know it'll be epic. As well as everything above.
$500 - You are amazing! We can't thank you enough. You get to join us...kind of. We'll bring a photo of you to India and you'll ride with us every step of the way. We'll take photos with you in front of anything we think is cool. You get to be a part of the adventure without the diarrhea, heat, or near-death traffic. As well as everything above of course.
The Charities
SATHI (Society for Assistance to Children in Difficult Situation) is a non-profit organization. It was started in 1992, but formally registered in the year 1997 at Raichur and the main office is in Bangalore. SATHI works with children on the railway platforms. It rescues them from the vagaries of the platform life and provides shelter and care till the time the child is returned home safely.
SATHI’s vision is to create a safe, secure and nurtured environment for runaway and separated children within the child protection system, from the grassroots to national level, so that the child may develop holistically with self-confidence, self worth and dignity.
Cool Earth is the charity that works alongside indigenous villages to halt rainforest destruction.
By building better incomes, better schools and better clinics, Cool Earth gives their partner villages the resources they need to keep their forest intact.
Cool Earth is now working alongside 65 rainforest villages throughout the world, and these partner villages are protecting over 350,000 acres of forest that lie directly in the path of chainsaws and bulldozers.
The clever part is that this forest is forming a shield to make the neighbouring forest inaccessible to loggers – saving millions of acres of further forest.
More ways to help
We understand that not everyone can donate financially, and that’s totally fine. We have a few more ways you can help out:
Sharing! Please share our campaign and our Facebook page to your network. Any exposure helps and we’re sure you know someone who would be interested in supporting or following our progress on social media.
If you think you have any gear, supplies, or wisdom to donate or bestow on us, we’re all ears. We’ll be packing very light, but you never know what could come in handy.
Finally please follow our progress on facebook and instagram, we’ll do our best to post as many updates as we can from the road.
Thank you for your support, we really do appreciate it!
Organizer
Bev Brooks
Organizer
Lutwyche, QLD